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Mets in April

The Mets kicked off their 2011 season the same way they ended 2010. They dropped their first game of the season 6-2 to the Marlins and were no-hit through six innings.

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The Mets bounced back the next night and eeked out a 6-4 win over the Marlins in extra innings.

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Ike Davis, arguably the team’s best hitter throughout the early part of this season, is congratulated by his teammates after hitting a solo home run in the Mets’ 9-2 win over the Marlins.

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David Wright crushes a double against the Phillies as the Mets dominated the NL East favorites 7-1.

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Mike Pelfrey chases down a ground ball as the Mets dug themselves an early hole against the Phillies. Even though they were able to fight back from a seven-run deficit, the team still lost in Philadelphia 10-7.

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The Mets’ woes continued as Angel Pagan and Daniel Murphy collide on a fly ball as the Phillies rolled to an 11-0 win.

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R.A. Dickey got the nod as the Mets’ starter for the team’s home opener. The Mets’ losing streak stretched to four games with a 6-2 loss to the Nationals.

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Jose Reyes congratulates Carlos Beltran on his two-run homer in the Mets’ 8-4 win against the Nationals.

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Mets catcher Josh Thole stretches into the stands behind home plate trying to reach a second-inning foul ball. Just like the ball, this game was out of reach for the Mets who lost 7-3 in extra innings.

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Mets starter Mike Pelfrey left the game in the sixth inning with the lead, but the bullpen failed hold on for him in the 7-6 defeat.

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Troy Tulowitzki homered in all four games at Citi Field, including this three-run blast in the fifth inning that lifted the Rockies to a 5-4 win over the Mets.

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Mets relief pitcher Bobby Parnell looks on as Rockies’ Troy Tulowitzki runs the bases after hitting a home run during the seventh inning of the first game of a doubleheader. The Mets dropped thier third straight game despite a ninth-inning rally.

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Mets manager Terry Collins looks on in disgust as his team extended it’s losing streak to five games with a 6-5 loss to the Rockies in the second half of a doubleheader.

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Mets starter D.J. Carrasco, left, wipes his face after giving up a solo home run to Braves’ Alex Gonzalez. The Mets dropped the first game of a doubleheader against the Braves, 4-2.

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Willie Harris throws his helmet in disgust during the Mets’ 4-0 loss to the Braves during the second game of a day-night doubleheader that pushed their losing streak to seven games.

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Francisco Rodriguez and Josh Thole embrace after K-Rod picked up the save and the Mets salvaged a win during their three-game series in Atlanta.

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Scott Hairston makes a fielding error allowing a run to score during the sixth inning. The Mets bats were silenced by the Astros’ Wandy Rodriguez in the 6-1 loss.

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Mets’ Angel Pagan walks to the dugout after being tagged out trying to score from third base on a strikeout by teammate Justin Turner in the eighth inning of the Mets’ 4-3 loss to the Astros.

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Jason Bay returned to the Mets lineup after starting the season on the DL. and helped lead them to a 9-1 win in the series finale against the Astros.

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Ike Davis’ red-hot April continued as the Mets’ slugging first baseman hit a two-run homer in the team’s 4-1 win over the Diamonbacks.

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Jason Bay hit his first home run of the season in the Mets’ 6-4 win over the Diamondbacks. The Mets victory was their third straight.

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David Wright and the Mets continued to swing hot bats in their fourth straight win. Wright clubbed two homers and had three RBIs in the 8-4 win to close out a sweep of the Diamondbacks.

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Jose Reyes and the rest of the Mets celebrate a 6-4 victory over the Nationals.

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Daniel Murphy clubs an RBI-double in the ninth inning of the Mets’ 6-3 win over the Nationals. It helped extended their winning streak to six games.

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The Mets’ winning streak was snapped as the team was unable to mount a comeback and the Nationals jedged them out, 4-3.

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Daniel Murphy and the Mets looked awful as they dropped the series opener against the Phillies, 10-3.

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Jason Bay and the Mets put up a hard fight agaisnt Roy Halladay and the Phillies. Unfortunately their effort was not enough as Halladay was in Cy Young form and the Mets lost 2-1 to finish April 11-16.